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Monitor containerized ASP.NET Core applications with Datadog APM

ASP.NET Core is an open source web development framework that enables you to develop .NET applications on macOS, Linux, and Windows machines. The introduction of .NET Core in 2016 dramatically increased the number of ways to build and deploy .NET applications. This means that you need the ability to easily monitor application performance across a wide variety of platforms, such as Docker containers.

PostgreSQL Monitoring: The Best Tools and Key Metrics to Help Improve Database Performance

PostgreSQL is a popular open-source, object-relational database. As with any other data storage solution, capturing metrics is crucial for making sure your database is reliable, available, and performing optimally. This will help you dig deeper into database performance problems, do performance tuning, optimize queries and indexes, and make partitioning decisions. But that’s not all. You’ll also be able to set up alerts and plan for failures or upgrades.

What is Prometheus? The Essential Guide

DevOps is an essential part of software development in the modern IT world. However, as the application becomes more and more complex, managing infrastructure can become challenging. One of the essential aspects of driving such infrastructure is metrics collection and performance monitoring. There are plenty of tools available for monitoring a system or an infrastructure, but we are going to focus on, analyze, and look at the architecture of Prometheus.

5 Reasons To Use DynamoDB In Serverless Applications

In this webinar, AWS Data Hero Alex Debrie and Uri Parush System Architect at Lumigo will introduce DynamoDB by understanding its unique properties and why it's so popular in serverless applications. They will walk through some tips for using DynamoDB correctly, including identifying and fixing common issues using Lumigo.

An Introduction to OpenTelemetry

The growth of technology has led to more efficient and relevant digital experiences, and customers continue to expect more out of those interactions. That’s true no matter their location and no matter which device they choose to use. Companies that cannot provide these kinds of personalized interactions for their customers find themselves falling behind the competition as technology continues to advance.

Monitoring and Improving Employee Experience In Virtual Desktop (DaaS/VDI) Environments (Part 1)

A common pain point we repeatedly hear from our customers that use Desktop as a Service (DaaS)/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments is, “We have monitoring in place for physical hosts and infrastructure, but our employees still complain a lot.” If DaaS or VDI is part of your IT environment and you lack visibility into such environments to ensure effective employee experience, read on.